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a. Moma offers free DFA live tracks HERE.

b. Dennis L. from Refused and International Noise Conspriracasy changes his other band name from the Lost Patrol to Invasionen HERE.

c. UM. Have you seen this??

d. Did you see our muxtape week number 3?? HERE.

e. Some black and white (probably NSFW) pictures from Tokyo’s Yabuta Osamai’s exhibit of Tokyo Bar Bunnies HERE.

f. Shepard Fairey does George Orwell covers? COOL.

g. Free Fancy Bar Food HERE>

a. BLOOMFIELD VEGAN presents?? That’s amazing. check it out HERE.

b. Culture Bully has Half - FX video HERE.

c. One of my favorite Swedish instrumental acts, Detektivbyrån live on Swedish radio HERE. (thanks C)

d. did you watch THIS today?

So the band, De Lyckliga Kompisarna, is a famous old school hcore Swedish punk band. Below is a music video from their song, Hockeyfrilla, loosely translate to Hockey Hair or Mullet. Check out the band, if you’re into old school punk, pop punk or skate punk..

Anyway, they just reunited in Stockholm and my friend Mattias saw them and loved it. check out a live track from 97 below and then the music video below:

De Lyckliga Kompisarna - Troll och häxor (live cafe 44)

good luck finding much of this band, anywhere…

a. KEXP is moving to NYC or at least opening up shop here. great news HERE<

b. WFMU is also obsessed with this 90day suicide girl HERE.

c. funniest thing I have seen today HERE. Where do you hide yours?

d. Updates from David Cross on the set with Michael Cera HERE.

e. OK so the best Happy Endings in NY HERE and HERE and NOW in SF HERE.

f. New video thingy up at Radiohead’s site HERE.

g. 10 Years ago in NYC HERE.

h. A great new mixtape featuring Bonnie Prince Billy, Unwound and a lot more HERE.

i. Are u following this story? Some douchebag on Match.com is making things worse and worse with every moment HERE.

j. AD reposts Jeff Mangum’s XM show from ten years ago HERE.

k. NEW MUSIC: The Hands. Check out their WEBSITE HERE. Check out for fans of the Vue, Early Mooney Suzuki or the Hives.

l. The Playlist has the new r rated Judd Apatow film “the Pineapple Express” HERE.

m. Fika in NYC does Swedish coffee .. check it HERE.

n. MP3: Amplive - “Videotape (Remix Ft. Del The Funky Homosapien)”

a. I was here for this. And I was not the annoying guy in the front row screaming “west side!” (CHECK OUT HIS NEW SINGLE AT DEF JUX)

b. Absinthe is now available in the states HERE. (Thank D.)

c. Ever want to get into Daft Punk but feel like it’s a little too late for that bus?? Try jumping on NOW.

d. Other things there will be in addition to Blood HERE.

e. Check out a new song from Sweden’s Love is all at AbsolutNoise HERE.

f. Improv Everywhere has Grand Central Station freeze for a bit below..

g. People really win at thepunkguy. remember our Gram Parsons CONTEST? Check out this response..

“Hey,

Got the huge, awesome package today. Absolutely beautiful CD with unique packaging design along with nice liner notes. Sweet T and posters too. Thanks again!”

no thank you Chris M.

Ok, so I am sure a lot of you are already familiar with Nicolai Dunger, the Swedish singer but if you aren’t, here is a chance to get a few tracks from his, in my opinion, greatest record to date, Tranquil Isolation. This record was made in 2003 with Will Oldham aka Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and has some of Oldham’s usual contributors on it, as well as Will doing quite a bit of backing vocals and accompaniment.

This record has a really nice blend of Blues and Folk, with no sign of being Swedish.

Here are three of my favorites of the record:

Nicolai Dunger - Ol Lovers

Nicolai Dunger - Last Night I Dreamt of Mississippi

Nicolai Dunger - Hundred Songs

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So I don’t know if you know this, but Refused - the Shape of Punk to Come was one of my favorite albums of all time. I wanted to post a few Refused songs here, so if you don’t have these songs you can sort of understand the genius behind the band in the later years. Please buy the Shape if you haven’t heard it, it changed the way that I listened to contemporary harder music. Anyways, enjoy:

Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come from the Shape of Punk to Come LP.

Refused - Summerholidays vs Punkroutines from the Shape of Punk to Come LP.

Refused - Blind Date from the New Noise Theology EP.

Refused - Refused are Fuckin’ Dead (Bomba Je Remix Long Version) from the New Noise Theology EP.

Refused - Nothing New Again from Can’t Stop the Train compilation.

Refused - Bullet (Misfits Cover) from Children in Heat compilation.

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Here is a small list of things.

a. The picture below is possibly the most ridiculous thing I have seen in the last 2.5 days.

excuse me? The Rock Paper Scissors Championship on ESPN2? WTF? I mean what’s next,  AIR EATING COMPETITIONS? oops, too late.

b. No more “black” bands. Thanks for all the suggestions, emails and comments. Ill get back to posting new music soon. Actually as soon as letter c. C below.

c. I have been listening to this song below. I want to thanks Eardrums for pointing it out to me. It is from a Swedish trio, yeah I know, big surprise. Check it out. I really love it. Norma - The Storm

d. ill do a posting soon. I mean another one. blah..

A. New Detektivbyrån song is out!! Check out this strange and fun song Detektivbyran - Lyckans Undulat. For fans of Beirut and instrumental Devotchka.

B. See EL P on Conan? Well if you didn’t, HERE IT IS!

C. Rewriteable Content has Menomena LIVE HERE.

D. the Apiary has an interview Comedian and Comedy Writer Leo Allen HERE.

E. Eugene Mirman’s “Diary of a Lonely DJ” video at the TRIPWIRE HERE.

F. 101 rules of POWER METAL HERE.

G. the most insane cover of Danzig’s “Mother” ever HERE. (thanks)

I haven’t been putting this off. At least, that is what I keep telling myself. I went to Sweden for 10 days, 3 of those days, my friend Mark was there and 6 of those days, Chris Milk was there. While we were there, Milk received only one call from Kanye West. That’s it.!

This post will mostly be about my trip, music and at least, two mentions of hot dog related things.

Below is a picture, Chris took of me and my friend Anna at like 5am while he got ready to pack to go home. This is what I call a cool photo of me looking like hell…

(I’m the tattooed drunk one.)

Like usual, a quick list of some things about Stockholm, (also check out HERE, if you missed the first post from STOCKHOLM):

A. it’s a long flight. you fly over Iceland. Iceland. You can see lil Bjorks running around below you, screaming in Icelandic wearing Swan dresses. it’s a long flight.

B. the H and M’s in Stockholm kick ass. they have shit they’d never have in the US ones.

C. You can buy real Viking killing masks in Stockholm and if you are born with real Viking genes, the mask will fit you and only you, like pulling Excalibur out of the stone. (see below.)

D. There is no reason to prove that you can drink by saying, “Yeah, I can drink anything. Bring on the snakebite, it can’t be that bad.” Wait, it’s vodka and what? Pepper sauce? (see below)

E. If I was in Black Sabbath circa 1972, which I often believe I am, I would have suggested this be our next LP cover, (think of all the groupies you can sacrifice to the Metal gods on this hill!):

F. I was in Stockholm for ten days. I’d say out of those ten days, I had 2 meals that were considered Swedish. Below is an upclose picture of one of those meals. This particular appetizer, includes, eel, an egg, cavier, toast and onions. It was, surprisingly good.

G. If you take one thing away from you from this POST, please whatever you do, don’t buy this late night treat, ever!

H. Stockholm is in short supply of great rock n’ roll bars that are open late, if anyone would like to invest in one with me, please contact me. We would make a fortune.

I. The Swedish love hot dogs. Ok maybe they don’t but they love when Americans get drunk and scream ONE KORV!

J. Sweden has a lot of lovely people and places. Below are a few of those people and places.

K. a few Swedish Songs? Why not.

Konie - Are you OK?

Isolation Years - Landslide

Last Days of April - Whos on the Phone

Jose Gonzalez - Crosses (live)

Feel free to COMMENT below.

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